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Marina2 · 2012-05-08, 10:06

Don't mess with Dragon lord!!!

Scarletknive · 2012-05-08, 10:26

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Originally Posted by Marina2

Don't mess with Dragon lord!!!

Spoiler for episode 5:

King-Slayer · 2012-05-08, 13:39

Did Yae really hit her with a riichi stick? She deserves what she got.

Kotohono · 2012-05-08, 14:37

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Originally Posted by Qilin

The inconsistent ED is bothering me. Can't we just have last week's and be done with it?

Well the original Saki started that trend of using different EDs for different episodes, so it's just following that

.

Also I have to agree on Toki x Ryuuka being great, and mahjong was great this episode it also

Spoilers

Spoiler for yuri goggles

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Kyuu · 2012-05-08, 14:46

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Originally Posted by Konakaga

Well the original Saki started that trend of using different EDs for different episodes, so it's just following that

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And the EDs were used to depict the mood going into the next episode. Feeling the "flow" of things... Miss Onee-chan is gonna dish out some bit of cold medicine.

Lord of Fire · 2012-05-08, 14:56

Kuro being a one-trick pony was apparently easy to counter. From the looks of things, they won't have it so easy with Yuu, though.

Eisdrache · 2012-05-08, 15:59

Toki and Ryuuka made me fall in love the second I heard the kansai accent.

Also Senriyama is in for some trouble for making Yuu mad

(which I absolutely have no problem with since I love Yuu <3 )

Scarletknive · 2012-05-09, 06:52

I find this ironically similar to something...

Images

episode 5

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Ahh here it is...

Images

Off-topic picture... But VA wise... She is the big sister.

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....... Well Kuro is the one who cannot get off that ring of Dora... Its like she will be forever in despair, with her sister giving her some hope to cheer her and get her up. Just... when will she get off from the Dora ring?(I mean, getting dora through constant skill activate, then after that if throw off Dora, then no more Dora for the whole hanchan...there is no such thing. How is throwing 1 dora which she could play defensive affect the whole hanchan?) But at least the skill has its merit, Saki's kan is effective on both areas. If Kuro kans all the doras... That could effective destroy the match with a special rule.(Unless 3 kans on doras and tsumo... That will be hell scary....(Not to mention if she kan from Final boss...))

I got a feeling judging by the number of episodes left...
Final boss is Teru, 2nd last boss is Toki.

Manga is still on-going though so I cannot spoil anything from there. If the anime catches up with the manga... then the last part of the series will be original...(I think.)

teja208 · 2012-05-09, 20:40

@Scarletknive So the title is "The Lord of the Dragon Ring" eh?

A few characters in the original Saki also had their own ring.

Koromo Haitei power is dependent on the phrase of the moon.

Nodoka's Nodocchi source of power comes from Etopen and it sits on her lap with her when it's her turn to play.

Toki also has Ryuuka's lap as her ring and she needs it to recharge after her match.

Does that mean Toki needs to sits on Ryuuka's lap when it's her turn to play in order to maximize her future seeing power?

Triple_R · 2012-05-10, 00:55

I finally got around to watching Episode 5 of this.

I have to say, this is probably my favorite Saki Achiga-hen episode yet. It's great to see the pacing finally slow down a bit, and to also see actual superpowered mahjong again!

The match in this episode was pretty riveting to me, largely due to a great and cute antagonist mahjong master. Seeing tiles "one turn ahead" is a pretty cool ability! I liked how it complimented the overall strategy and tactics that we saw on display in this episode. It's nice to see our new protagonists finally face a real challenge. This episode really reminded me a lot of the original Saki anime, and for reasons other than cameo appearances.

Speaking of cameo appearances, though, I liked the brief flashback with Nodoka in it. I'm starting to become increasingly sympathetic to Nodoka and her "I don't believe in superstition!" approach to these mahjong superpowers. Given how much she runs into them, even from a very young age, they must truly be annoying to Nodoka, as she makes due with more realistic mahjong skills and through simply approaching the game with a great head on her shoulders.

Indeed, Nodoka now makes me think of Lex Luthor or Batman, having to make due without superpowers in a competitive world filled with metahumans.

No wonder Nodoka isn't keen on all of these superpowered mahjong opponents floating out there.

Kind of ironic that Nodoka's BFF is now one of the most powerful of these metahuman mahjong masters, but hey, Batman is often portrayed as best friends with Superman too, lol.

Another thing I liked in this episode was the implied yuri on the antagonist side. That was pretty cute.

It was also good to see the older sister pick up for, and really comfort, her younger sister in spite of the older sister's general shyness.

All in all, a really fun and pretty rewarding watch. 9/10 for this episode.

Kyuu · 2012-05-10, 01:04

For the 23873245743th time... I've re-watched these Achiga episodes over and over.

I noticed eps 3... Yuu scoring off a discarded Chun. Please say Onee-chan will favor these dragons (as opposed to dora tiles). I wanna see a Saki series Dansaigen already!

===

Eps 3: OMG, Harue WAS in the bath with the girls. (in b4 Sandusky)

===

Ugh. I don't have an Android device:

Saki Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...g.riichi&hl=en

Scarletknive · 2012-05-10, 05:38

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Originally Posted by teja208

@Scarletknive So the title is "The Lord of the Dragon Ring" eh?

A few characters in the original Saki also had their own ring.

Koromo Haitei power is dependent on the phrase of the moon.

Nodoka's Nodocchi source of power comes from Etopen and it sits on her lap with her when it's her turn to play.

Toki also has Ryuuka's lap as her ring and she needs it to recharge after her match.

Does that mean Toki needs to sits on Ryuuka's lap when it's her turn to play in order to maximize her future seeing power?

Err... I thought Toki needed that Helmet from anoth-
*Photon Blaster Cannon-ed in the face.*

And I can't use skill cycle...

'

...Thread looks dead so i gonna revive a little...

HOKUTO UUJOU HARAN KEN! HAAAAN!! *Fatal K.O. Win Toki(Perfect)* From /a/.

Spoiler for prediction of skill...:

Kyuu · 2012-05-12, 22:09

Well. For my mahjong fix, I have been editing (writing out) this like crazy.

http://saki.wikia.com/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong

Requiem-x · 2012-05-12, 22:23

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Originally Posted by Scarletknive

Err... I thought Toki needed that Helmet from anoth-
*Photon Blaster Cannon-ed in the face.*

And I can't use skill cycle...

'

...Thread looks dead so i gonna revive a little...

HOKUTO UUJOU HARAN KEN! HAAAAN!! *Fatal K.O. Win Toki(Perfect)* From /a/.

Spoiler for prediction of skill...:

You forgot the fact that

Spoiler for More about skill:

Anyway, a little something to help keep the thread active.

Images

SO MUCH WANT

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Myssa Rei · 2012-05-12, 23:16

Well, it's not something limited to Achiga; Kurumi from Miyamori Girl's High (in mainline Saki) "recharges" by sitting on her teammate Shiromi's lap.

Requiem-x · 2012-05-12, 23:21

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Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

Well, it's not something limited to Achiga; Kurumi from Miyamori Girl's High (in mainline Saki) "recharges" by sitting on her teammate Shiromi's lap.

Yes, but Toki is also the sickly type, which adds more charm to the situation. Also, thanks to the anime, they've gotten ridiculously tender moments together to reinforce even more the sweetness. And Toki falls asleep in Ryuuka's lap, that's just adorable.

Scarletknive · 2012-05-12, 23:26

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Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Yes, but Toki is also the sickly type, which adds more charm to the situation. Also, thanks to the anime, they've gotten ridiculously tender moments together to reinforce even more the sweetness. And Toki falls asleep in Ryuuka's lap, that's just adorable.

My heart shut down after that... only to reboot after an hour...

Requiem-x · 2012-05-12, 23:39

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Originally Posted by Scarletknive

My heart shut down after that... only to reboot after an hour...

You mean Toki sleeping on Ryuuka's lap? It was the hand holding after Toki's match what did the trick for me. That's Yumi and Momo levels of cute right there (though those two are still unbeatable in levels of lovey-dovey).

Scarletknive · 2012-05-13, 01:01

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Originally Posted by Requiem-x

You mean Toki sleeping on Ryuuka's lap? It was the hand holding after Toki's match what did the trick for me. That's Yumi and Momo levels of cute right there (though those two are still unbeatable in levels of lovey-dovey).

That one and the other one in bold. All made my heart shut down right after I played a game called Neptune mk2.(Same VA inside, thus took me 3 hours to reboot after rewatching the scene again after playing Neptune mk2 just now.)

Speaking of which, tomorrow is the day of mahjong right? Who is ready for it?(Heart still at shut down mode........ all comments here are done by my bro.)

Requiem-x · 2012-05-13, 01:27

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Originally Posted by Scarletknive

That one and the other one in bold. All made my heart shut down right after I played a game called Neptune mk2.(Same VA inside, thus took me 3 hours to reboot after rewatching the scene again after playing Neptune mk2 just now.)

Speaking of which, tomorrow is the day of mahjong right? Who is ready for it?(Heart still at shut down mode........ all comments here are done by my bro.)

Yes, less than half a day to see if onee-chan manages to avenge poor Kuro. And I'm more than ready

Man, must be quite an experience to recognize anime seiyuus in games, especially the soft spoken ones.

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Marina2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006	Don't mess with Dragon lord!!! <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/fWipdg5AZoQ">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> __________________

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Lord of Fire The Voice of Reason Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Age: 47	Kuro being a one-trick pony was apparently easy to counter. From the looks of things, they won't have it so easy with Yuu, though. __________________

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Scarletknive Meister Join Date: Jul 2010	I find this ironically similar to something... Images episode 5 Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Ahh here it is... Images Off-topic picture... But VA wise... She is the big sister. Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? ....... Well Kuro is the one who cannot get off that ring of Dora... Its like she will be forever in despair, with her sister giving her some hope to cheer her and get her up. Just... when will she get off from the Dora ring?(I mean, getting dora through constant skill activate, then after that if throw off Dora, then no more Dora for the whole hanchan...there is no such thing. How is throwing 1 dora which she could play defensive affect the whole hanchan?) But at least the skill has its merit, Saki's kan is effective on both areas. If Kuro kans all the doras... That could effective destroy the match with a special rule.(Unless 3 kans on doras and tsumo... That will be hell scary....(Not to mention if she kan from Final boss...)) I got a feeling judging by the number of episodes left... Final boss is Teru, 2nd last boss is Toki. Manga is still on-going though so I cannot spoil anything from there. If the anime catches up with the manga... then the last part of the series will be original...(I think.) Last edited by relentlessflame; 2012-05-12 at 23:51.

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Triple_R Senior Member Author Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Age: 42	I finally got around to watching Episode 5 of this. I have to say, this is probably my favorite Saki Achiga-hen episode yet. It's great to see the pacing finally slow down a bit, and to also see actual superpowered mahjong again! The match in this episode was pretty riveting to me, largely due to a great and cute antagonist mahjong master. Seeing tiles "one turn ahead" is a pretty cool ability! I liked how it complimented the overall strategy and tactics that we saw on display in this episode. It's nice to see our new protagonists finally face a real challenge. This episode really reminded me a lot of the original Saki anime, and for reasons other than cameo appearances. Speaking of cameo appearances, though, I liked the brief flashback with Nodoka in it. I'm starting to become increasingly sympathetic to Nodoka and her "I don't believe in superstition!" approach to these mahjong superpowers. Given how much she runs into them, even from a very young age, they must truly be annoying to Nodoka, as she makes due with more realistic mahjong skills and through simply approaching the game with a great head on her shoulders. Indeed, Nodoka now makes me think of Lex Luthor or Batman, having to make due without superpowers in a competitive world filled with metahumans. No wonder Nodoka isn't keen on all of these superpowered mahjong opponents floating out there. Kind of ironic that Nodoka's BFF is now one of the most powerful of these metahuman mahjong masters, but hey, Batman is often portrayed as best friends with Superman too, lol. Another thing I liked in this episode was the implied yuri on the antagonist side. That was pretty cute. It was also good to see the older sister pick up for, and really comfort, her younger sister in spite of the older sister's general shyness. All in all, a really fun and pretty rewarding watch. 9/10 for this episode. __________________

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Kyuu =^^= Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 42° 10' N (Latitude) 87° 33' W (Longitude) Age: 45	For the 23873245743th time... I've re-watched these Achiga episodes over and over. I noticed eps 3... Yuu scoring off a discarded Chun. Please say Onee-chan will favor these dragons (as opposed to dora tiles). I wanna see a Saki series Dansaigen already! === Eps 3: OMG, Harue WAS in the bath with the girls. (in b4 Sandusky) === Ugh. I don't have an Android device: Saki Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...g.riichi&hl=en __________________ Japanese Mahjong Group \| Currently Watching List \| Click on this - I dare you. Last edited by Kyuu; 2012-05-10 at 01:49.

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King-Slayer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011	Did Yae really hit her with a riichi stick? She deserves what she got.

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Eisdrache Part-time misanthrope Join Date: Mar 2007	Toki and Ryuuka made me fall in love the second I heard the kansai accent. Also Senriyama is in for some trouble for making Yuu mad (which I absolutely have no problem with since I love Yuu <3 )

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teja208 Critical fanboy Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Anywhere with anime and anime discussion is fine	@Scarletknive So the title is "The Lord of the Dragon Ring" eh? A few characters in the original Saki also had their own ring. Koromo Haitei power is dependent on the phrase of the moon. Nodoka's Nodocchi source of power comes from Etopen and it sits on her lap with her when it's her turn to play. Toki also has Ryuuka's lap as her ring and she needs it to recharge after her match. Does that mean Toki needs to sits on Ryuuka's lap when it's her turn to play in order to maximize her future seeing power?

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Kyuu =^^= Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 42° 10' N (Latitude) 87° 33' W (Longitude) Age: 45	Well. For my mahjong fix, I have been editing (writing out) this like crazy. http://saki.wikia.com/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong __________________ Japanese Mahjong Group \| Currently Watching List \| Click on this - I dare you.

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Myssa Rei Moderate Haruhiist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Metro Manila, Philippines Age: 42	Well, it's not something limited to Achiga; Kurumi from Miyamori Girl's High (in mainline Saki) "recharges" by sitting on her teammate Shiromi's lap. __________________